Françoise FORTIN

Born

8 February 1722 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

14 May 1805 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

Françoise married Alexis CARON 8 February 1750 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis CARON was born 23 June 1726 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Alexis died 18 September 1806 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . Alexis was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Madeleine BERNIER .

Parents & Family of Françoise FORTIN

Parents of Françoise FORTIN

Father

Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

Mother

Louise GUIMOND

Grandparents of Françoise FORTIN

Paternal grandparents

Charles FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE Xainte CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents

Claude GUIMOND Anne ROY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise FORTIN

Françoise FORTIN married

Alexis CARON
Marriage date: 8 February 1750
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Alexis CARON was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Madeleine BERNIER

Children of Alexis CARON and Françoise FORTIN

Francoise-Charlotte CARON

Born: 22 September 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 7 October 1833, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre CARON 7 April 1777 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Romain-Alexis CARON

Born: 2 August 1754, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 11 January 1830, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Claire CLOUTIER 4 April 1785 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
8 February 1722
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Françoise FORTIN and Alexis CARON 8 February 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 28 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Francoise-Charlotte CARON was born 22 September 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Françoise was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Birth of Child
Romain-Alexis CARON was born 2 August 1754, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Françoise was 32 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.